How to test Salesforce Console apps

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(CURRENTLY IN BETA)

Salesforce Console type apps are constructed with a mix of Salesforce Classic, Salesforce1 technologies, a javascript framework called ExtJS, with a few issues when trying to automate navigation. In order to improve the quality of the tests, we recommend:

In the Copado Recorder extension, add "(^ext-gen[0-9]+)|(^ext-comp-[0-9]+)|(^tsk6_)|(^00B)|(^x-form-focus)|(^x-btn-over)|(^highlight)" (without the quotes) to Options -> Skip ids/names/classes matching.Also check "Record non-essential clicks", to ensure some special clicks are recorded.This will prevent the Recorder to create locators matching a part of that regular expression. Console apps have dynamically generated ids that can change between the recording and execution of the tests.

Always close any existing tabs, and manually add the command: copadoContext startConsoleApp right after the open /console command.This will ensure the "tabs" (which are actually iframe html tags) will be closed, and the test execution will run in the same order as was recorded, regardless of the previous state.

Do not rely on list views to select an existing record. Use instead the search feature.Since the list order or last viewed records can change between recording and executing (or between executions), this may lead to erratic failures.

"Interaction Log" at the bottom of the page is time sensitive, after clicking "Save Log" and the other actions, a pause between 3-5 seconds is recommended.